PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Traits
Distinct variant or "option" of a phenotypic characteristic of an organism that may be inherited
Heredity
Passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring
Sexual Reproduction
Reproduction which involves the fusion of male and female sex cells and produces genetic variation in offspring
Asexual Reproduction
Offspring form from only one parent and it is a clone of that parent
Genes
The set of information hat controls a trait; code in DNA
Chromosomes
Compact structure of tightly coiled DNA within within the nucleus containing the genetic information that is passed from one generation cells to the next
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid; hereditary material in humans
Genotype
Combination of genes in an organism
Phenotype
Outward appearance of an organism, regardless of genotype
Allele
Alternative forms of a gene for each variation of a trait of an organism
